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Yvette

Girl

Meaning of Yvette: French: 'yew'

Yvette is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1579th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1579

128 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

64,233

First recorded 1898 · peak 1967

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 815 babies1982: 871 babies1983: 748 babies1984: 708 babies1985: 687 babies1986: 749 babies1987: 754 babies1988: 799 babies1989: 753 babies1990: 744 babies19901991: 781 babies1992: 759 babies1993: 611 babies1994: 548 babies1995: 515 babies1996: 475 babies1997: 398 babies1998: 382 babies1999: 332 babies2000: 407 babies20002001: 393 babies2002: 344 babies2003: 321 babies2004: 324 babies2005: 303 babies2006: 295 babies2007: 245 babies2008: 231 babies2009: 190 babies2010: 191 babies20102011: 193 babies2012: 154 babies2013: 149 babies2014: 162 babies2015: 148 babies2016: 115 babies2017: 103 babies2018: 122 babies2019: 122 babies2020: 116 babies20202021: 128 babies2022: 126 babies2023: 111 babies2024: 129 babies2025: 128 babies
US babies named Yvette per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 871.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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